Railway-rail and nut-lock for fish-plate bolts.



A. P. FINLEY.

RAILWAY RAIL AND NUT LOOK FOR FISH PLATE BOLTS. APPLIOATION FILED MAY12, 1910.

980, 1 46, Patented Dec. 27; 1910.

I B J? wacmma I f6 Wm. as M ALFRED P. FINLEY, OF SHERMAN, TEXAS.

RAILWAY-RAIL AND NUT-LOCK FOR FISH-PLATE BOLTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.27, 1910.

Application filed May 12, 1910. Serial No. 561,012.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED P. FINLnY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sherman, in the county of Grayson and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rails andNut-Locks for Fish-Plate Bolts, of which the following is aspecification.

Railway-rails to which this invention in part relates, composed oflongitudinal sections riveted or otherwise secured together haveheretofore been made and used to a limited extent. The advantages ofthis kind of rail over the solid open-jointed type in general use is,that the ends of any two longitudinal sections can always be joined orbrought to 'ether at or near the middle of a third section, so thatthere will be throughout the whole length of the track no open joints,or joints extending across the entire rail, and consequently, as thewheels hear about equally on each section of the rail, the concussion orhammering caused by the wheels in passing over open jointed rails, withthe attendant shock and injury to the rolling-stock, is almost entirelyprevented.

This invention relates also to railwayrail joints of the class whereinmeans are provided for locking the nuts of the fishplate bolts andpreventing them from turning backward or becoming loosened thereon; theobject being to simplify and improve devices of this character andincrease the etficiency without additional expense or complication ofparts; and the invention consists in certain novel features ofconstruction, as hereinafter shown and described, and specified in theclaims.

In the drawings illustrative of the invention, in which correspondingparts are denoted by like designating characters, Figure 1 is aperspective View of a sectional rail and a rail-joint with nut lockingdevice embodying the features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview showing its adaptability to ordinary T rails. Fig. 3 is aperspective of the base and web portions of Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is aperspective of the looking terminals of solid rail sections, and Fig. 5represents a transverse vertical sectional view of the parts attached.

Referring to Figs. 1, 3, and 5 of the drawings, the rail-base A and theweb B are of the usual form and construction except that the upperportion of the web is provided with a laterally projecting rib C; itsouter side being inclined inward and downward from the top side andhaving an upwardly projecting flange 1) which forms a partof the headportion of the rail. The head is divided at the center longitudinallyand composed of two parts D and E, the former being permanent and thelatter removable; both formed respectively with inwardly inclined facesF that abut in the completed rail at the transverse center thereof. Thetread portion E has a downward projection E terminating in a bendinwardly E extending its whole length forming a channel that conforms toand embraces the outer edge of the web C preventing verticaldisplacement. The head portion E is additionally secured to theprojecting rib C by a series of tapering pins that pass throughperforations G, and through perforations G in projecting rib C arrangedin the same relative positions and equi-distant in all the tread partsand flange parts, and hence will all fit. The perforations G angleoutwardly from the top side of the head portion E and inwardly throughrib C, and the metal pins when driven through them are bent inconformity; and their lower extremity coming in contact with the web Bclenches them as shown dotted in Fig. 5, preventing them from workingout. H indicates ordinary fish-plates, I bolts securin them in the usualmanner; they are attached before the tread sections have been as sembledand when the movable portion E is added the part E rests upon the topside of nuts I preventing them from turning.

In Figs. 2 and 4, J represents ordinary T rails having a portion of thehead cut away at the ends forming sections as shown in Fig. 4, whichextend beyond the ends of the fish plate H and a perforation Gr passesthrough the flange C After the fish plates H have been attached in theusual manner a short section E conforming to that of E is placed in thecut-away portions of the rail ends and secured by pins driven throughthe perforations G and G The lower edge of the section E rests on thetop side of the nuts I and they are locked,

thereby.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes I havedescribed the principles of my invention, together with what I nowconsider to represent the best embodiment thereof; and the advantagesresultant from its use will be manifest to all who are conversant withthe general class of devices to which the same appertains.

l/Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A railway-rail comprising a permanent portion, and connecting devicesfor the rib and head extending therethrough, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

2. A railway-rail comprising a removable head portion and an outwardlyprojecting rib portion, both perforated vertically at regular intervals,the rib being flanged upwardly forming the outer part of the railhead,and the removable head portion extending downwardly and inwardlyembracing the outwardly projecting rib and resting on the top side ofthe nuts of the fish-plate bolts effecting a lock therefor,substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In combination with two abutting rails, each having a portion of thehead cut away, of a removable head portion fitting thereon and making aflush joint therewith, and connecting devices, a downwardly and inwardlyprojecting flange on the removable head section resting 'on the top sideof the nuts of the fish-plate bolts effecting a lock therefor,substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED P. FINLEY.

WVitnesses:

G. R. WEAR, J. P. GEREN.

